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Pete Hegseth: “The people who actually fight America's wars were watching…”

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth participates in Ed Gallrein's campaign event

Published | Video Starts at 19:38

Because let's be honest about where we are. Under Joe Biden, Washington rewarded weakness. Corporate America cowered to the woke mob. Politicians served themselves, as politicians often do. And while all this is happening, The people who actually fight America's wars were watching their institution, the one they loved so much, consumed with nonsense, woke trainings, political indoctrination, diversity quotas, climate seminars, pronouns, dudes in dresses. Not kidding. Standards were lowered. Troops were undercut. We need more of that T shirt right there. I identify as American. Americans watched our military become more concerned with not offending activists than preparing warriors to win wars. (19:38–19:57)

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Asserts that the military has been focused on progressive social issues rather than military readiness.

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